'No one knew she was dead': GOP primary winner reportedly died 2 months ago

[Tom of Temecula]

A projected Indiana Republican primary winner died two months ago, according to Wednesday reports. Per the Colorado Gazette, 59-year-old Jennifer Pace died "suddenly in early March, according to reporting from the IndyStar and WIBC Indianapolis, and had previously run for the nomination in 2022, earning 12% of the vote."

The state's primary elections were held Tuesday, May 7, Newsweek reports. Pace was nominated to run against Democratic incumbent André Carson for control of Indiana's 7th Congressional District in November. "No one knew she was dead. Last week I researched the candidates online. I read their websites and questionnaire responses. I googled them. No mention of her death. No obituaries," a social media user who lives in the district wrote, according to the Gazette.

"Given her responses I strongly considered voting for her. Local media failed again." Indiana Republican Party Press Secretary and Digital Director Griffin Reid provided a statement to the Gazette on Pace's death, saying, "It is our understanding that that is accurate."

When asked about whether the state GOP knows the cause of her passing, Reid replied, "We do not." Newsweek notes, "The seat is unlikely to become competitive in November, as the district comprises Democratic-leaning Indianapolis."



https://www.rawstory.com/no-one-knew-she-was-gop-primary-winner-reportedly-died-2-months-ago/

[OAITW r.2.0]

1. Makes you wonder about this new Trump Republican Party.

Do they have any outreach/connections to the folks that are running in state-level races?

[underpants]

3. This wasn't a State level race.

This was for a US House seat.

Still, no one in the family reached out to anyone? Didn’t the state party wonder about her not making appearances?

[RockRaven]

2. Obviously she was running a vigorous, high energy, well coordinated campaign.

But the fucking gall of that state party press guy blaming the media for his own ignorance because the state party isn't communicating with their candidates regularly enough to know if they are even alive or dead...

[Wonder Why]

4. Some candidates will do anything to get publicity. Donnie, are you listening?

[3catwoman3]

5. How is this possible?

No campaigning?

[Tom of Temecula]

6. They're planning something big for Halloween.

[Danascot]

7. I'd be surprised

if the GOP considered that to be disqualifying.

[Johnny2X2X]

8. Still more qualified than most Republicans

At least they could do any more damage.

[muriel_volestrangler]

9. The Indianapolis Star reported over a week ago that she had died

Jennifer Pace, another candidate who qualified for the ballot, died suddenly in early March of what her family believes was a heart attack. She was 59. Pace also ran for the nomination in 2022, earning 12% of the vote.

That leaves Whitley, Ping and 63-year-old Philip Davis, a retired postal service worker who last year ran for Beech Grove City Council.

https://eu.indystar.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/04/29/7th-congressional-district-rep-andre-carson-faces-challengers-in-may-primary-election/73439573007/

It seems more of a failure by the Republicans to have not got someone to update her website (surely, for a Congressional seat, someone apart from Pace herself would have had access to her website too). Or to know how she died.

[Aristus]

10. Wow. Newsweek said "Democratic-leaning" instead of "Democrat-leaning".

I was so surprised, my teeth nearly fell out. And I don't have false teeth!